Metal alloys in the oral cavity as a cause of oral discomfort in sensitive patients

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 53-58

  Procházková, Jarmila ^a   Podzimek, Štěpán ^a   Tomka, Milan ^a   Kučerová, Hana ^a   Mihaljevič, Martin ^b   Hána, Karel ^c   Mikšovský, Martin ^a   Šterzl, Ivan ^b   Vinšová, Jana ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Dental metals; Galvanism; Oral discomfort; Saliva

Indexed keywords

COPPER; DENTAL ALLOY; GOLD; MERCURY; SILVER; TIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; GALVANIC CURRENT; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAL IMPLANTATION; MOUTH CAVITY; MOUTH DISCOMFORT; MOUTH EXAMINATION; REFERENCE VALUE; SALIVA ANALYSIS;

DENTAL AMALGAM; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROGALVANISM, INTRAORAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; SALIVA;

EID: 34047196253     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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